New! – DRS ARMOR X10 Rugged Tablet

The all-new ARMOR X10 Rugged Tablet with Intel® Core Duo™ Mobile technology is one of the most durable, reliable and easy-to-use tablet computers on the market today. Housed in a specially designed aluminum DuraCase™ chassis with ShutOut™ sealing technology, the ARMOR X10 Tablet meets IP 66 level protection from dust, dirt, water and other damaging elements while still offering no-flap input connections and hot-swappable battery access without the need for tools. Click here to read more about the all-new DRS ARMOR X10 Rugged Tablet.

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Mi-Forms Professional - Electronic Forms Solution

Mi-Corporation's Mi-Forms Professional combines forms design and data capture, and data management into an easy-to-use electronic forms solution. It includes Mi-Forms Professional Designer, a powerful program that enables you to design custom forms for a wide range of applications, and Mi-Forms Professional Client, a complementary program that provides everything needed to finalize the key steps in mobile data capture, including data pre-population, data capture, data verification and validation, and communication with existing systems. Users have seen data-entry time savings of 67.5%, error reduction of 4X and productivity increase 796%! Read More…

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Save Over $1,000 on the GD Itronix Duo-Touch II Tablet

Original SRP $3,595. Group Mobile's price $2,399!

 Group Mobile is excited to offer big savings on  General Dynamics Itronix Duo-Touch II rugged tablet! While supplies last, you can save over $1,000 on select configurations of rugged Duo-Touch II.  

This rugged tablet has an Intel Core Duo 1.2GHz processor and 1GB RAM. It also  features an 8.4" DynaVue display with dual mode touchscreen, which combines the functionality of a touchscreen computer (finger touch input) with a digitizer computer (stylus pen input) into one display. The sunlight viewable DynaVue® display provides better outdoor viewability than 1,000 NIT alternatives without sacrificing battery life or processing performance.    

Weighing just 4.1lbs, the GD Itronix Duo-Touch II is lightweight and ergonomic, enabling one-handed operation. The Duo-Touch II is also fully rugged (MIL-STD-810F, IP54) which means it has standard rugged computer features such as a magnesium alloy casing, a shock mounted hard drive, and most importantly fully-sealed ports to protect it from outside elements such as dust, rain, and moisture. Read More...   

Introducing the New DRS ARMOR™ X10gx Tablet PC

The DRS ARMOR™ X10gx tablet computer is loaded with communications capabilities in a lightweight, yet fully rugged, package. It offers connectivity abilities such as Gobi™ wireless broadband, RF switching, integrated GPS, 802.11n WiFi, and Bluetooth® wireless. The Armor X10gx rugged tablet is MIL-STD-810G and IP67 certified, making it perfect for jobs where shock, vibration, dust, dirt, water, and temperature extremes are present. Read more…

Features:
- Large 10.4" daylight viewable display with optional dual touch technology (pen + touch)
- QuickBack data recovery system provides advanced protection for your valuable data
- Optional Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Location configuration available in November 2010

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Xplore Technologies iX104C4 put to the test...

The Xplore iX104C4 has a triple-layer magnesium housing, a patented bumper system, and customized gaskets for extreme durability. This rugged mobile tablet can withstand the most challenging environments including drops on concrete, vibration, temperatures extremes, dust and moisture. Have you ever wondered how it's tested? Take a look...



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Considering a Rugged Tablet?

Group Mobile carries all the leading brands of rugged tablets such as Panasonic Toughbook, GD-Itronix, Motion Computing, Xplore Technologies, Getac Inc., Trimble, DRS Armor, and more. A few of our newest rugged tablet models are featured below...

Panasonic Toughbook H2

The new rugged Panasonic Toughbook® H2 rugged tablet is an ideal productivity tool for mobile workers. The Toughbook H2 weighs only 3.5 pounds and is designed to protect against environmental conditions and accidental situations, such as bumps, drops, or exposure to wind, heat, and rain. The Toughbook H2 is powered by an Intel® Core™ i5-2557M vPro™ processor, 4GB SDRAM, and a 320GB 7200rpm shock-mounted, flex-connect hard drive for amazing speed and performance. Read More...

GD-Itronix GD3015

The new GD3015 semi-rugged tablet from General Dynamics Itronix delivers the full functionality of a notebook with the critical components and options mobile professionals need. It is an ideal semi-rugged tablet for mobile professionals working in public safety, utilities, transportation, warehousing, and field services. The large 10.4" touch screen is sunlight viewable, and at just 2.6lbs., this lightweight tablet supports a rich variety of data collection and communication technologies to keep mobile users connected and increase productivity. Read More...

Motion J3500

The Motion J3500 is a rugged and powerful tablet for field professionals working in harsh mobile conditions such as construction, field services, and healthcare.The Motion J3500 weighs only 3.6 pounds and is rugged enough to withstand 3-foot drops, bumps, dust, rain, standard cleansers, temperature extremes, or other conditions that can damage commercial-grade tablet. The J3500's display is available with Motion's View Anywhere® technology for advanced outdoor visibility, and break-resistant Gorilla™ Glass. Read More...

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Introducing the Motion J3500 Tablet Computer

The Motion J3500 is a rugged and powerful tablet PC for field professionals requiring a tough device for working in harsh mobile conditions such as construction, field services, and healthcare. With dual touch technology, the Motion J3500 tablet PC enables mobile workers to use a digitizer pen and touch input to navigate both touch-enabled software applications and programs that require the accuracy of pen input, such as signature capture.

The Motion J3500 weighs only 3.6 pounds and is rugged enough to withstand 3-foot drops, bumps, dust, rain, standard cleansers, temperature extremes, or other conditions that can damage commercial-grade mobile computing device while in the field. The J3500 rugged tablet's display is available with Motion's View Anywhere® technology for advanced outdoor visibility, and break-resistant Gorilla™ Glass to make the device suitable for rugged environments. Read more…
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Motion CL900 Tablet

Features:

• At 2.1 pounds, it's small, light and very portable
• 10.1" screen featuring HD 1366 X 768 resolution delivers bright visibility and the durability of Corning Gorilla Glass
• Display supports both touch and pen input
• Rugged tested for real-world, field-ready conditions (MIL-STD-810G and IP52)
• Up to eight hours of battery life for all-day, uninterrupted productivity
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and optional WWAN mobile broadband (Gobi 3000 with GPS)
• Integrated Cameras: Rear facing 3MP documentation camera and front facing 1.3MP web camera
• Optional docking station with 3 USB ports and Ethernet connectivity
• One-year warranty protection - optional three-year and optional Accidental Damage Protection warranties available

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New Price and Performance Options for Motion F5v and C5v Tablets

The very popular Motion F5v and C5v tablet computers are now available with the Intel® Core™ i3 processor. These new configurations create an economical alternative for budget-conscious users.

Motion F5v Economical Rugged Tablet

Features:

• Thin and light, about 3lbs
• Field-ready design with convenient, built-in handle
• Bluetooth wireless connectivity
• Natural pen/speech input
• Hot-swapable battery feature keeps you powered and mobile
• View Anywhere display option for optimal outdoor viewing
• Gorilla glass for increased display damage resistance
• One-year warranty protection

Motion C5v Economical Medical Tablet

Features:

• Thin and light, about 3lbs for easy portability
• Medical-ready design with convenient, built-in handle and easy-to-clean housing
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth wireless connectivity
• Natural pen/speech input
• Gorilla glass for increased display damage resistance
• Rugged design to withstand 3-foot drops, bumps, dust, spills, and temperature extremes
• Hot-swapable battery feature keeps you powered and mobile
• One-year warranty protection

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The Xplore iX104C4 Rugged Mobile Tablet PC

The rugged tablet PCs from Xplore Technologies are able to hold up in even the most demanding conditions. Our customers have used these rugged tablets in coal mines, on heavy construction sites, on forklifts, at the north pole…you name it, and they can take a beating and keep on ticking (with apologies to Timex). The rubber bumpers that surround these tablet PCs are icing on the cake when combined with the tough magnesium casing of the unit itself. The iX104C4 and iX104C4 Lite are "ingress protection rated" at IP-65. This basically means that nothing from the outside is getting inside the tablet to cause problems. The only point of weakness, as is the case with most rugged computers, is the display screen itself. We have had a few come back for screen replacement after the computer was dropped and the display screen came in direct contact with a hard and sharp object. But even this calamity is somewhat mitigated by the hardened glass that Xplore uses in their rugged tablets.

Click here to read more about the Xplore iX104C4 Rugged Mobile Tablet PC. For more information regarding rugged mobile computing visit www.groupmobile.comor call us at 1-866-RUGGED-8.

Great Article on Integrated Wireless in Laptops

An article was just published in Integrated Solutions magazine about the switch to integrated wireless vs. PC cards. The title of the article is: Rugged laptop and tablet vendors are improving integrated WWAN (wireless WAN) antennas for optimum uptime. Learn about the benefits of integrated wireless vs. external wirless PC cards.

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The Getac E100 Ultra Portable Rugged Tablet PC

Weighing in at 3 pounds-making it the lightest rugged tablet PC on the market, the versatile, easy-to-maneuver Getac E100 Ultra Portable Rugged Tablet PC is designed with field and customer service applications in mind. Despite its trim look and feel, the GETAC E100 rugged tablet is every bit as tough as the heavyweights: It meets MIL-STD-810G and IP65 standards for durability and protection against dirt, dust, water, motion, vibration, temperature and other factors that would severely damage or disable a commercial-grade PC.

The Getac E100 tablet PC offers workers in the field an 8.4-inch TFT SVGA transmissive display with integrated touch screen panel. The Getac E100 also features an Ultra-Bright sunlight-readable display and 800 Nit backlit LCD screen that delivers astonishing readability. GETAC also reserves an array of expandable "mission boxes" designed for customized market applications that use RFID, barcode and magnetic strip readers or digital cameras.

Click here to read more about the Getac E100 Ultra Portable Rugged Tablet PC. For more information regarding rugged mobile computing visit www.groupmobile.com or call us at 1-866-RUGGED-8.

Welcome Spring with a New Yuma

April Showers bring a $200 savings on the Trimble Yuma outdoor tablet computer!

The Trimble Yuma Rugged Tablet is designed to be fully functional in the most challenging work environments - especially the outdoors. With the Yuma, conducting inspections, collecting data and information, capturing geo-tagged photographs and video, communicating with headquarters, and real-time transferring of data is made easy - all with the peace of mind that your important information is protected from dust, sand, mud, humidity, and temperature extremes by the Yuma's rugged Magnesium alloy shell. It also comes with an IP67 rating, meaning the Yuma is completely sealed against dust, and can survive immersion in up to a meter of water for 30 minutes!

The Yuma features a 32GB solid state hard drive, eliminating internal moving parts and providing protection against stress from bumps, drops, shock, and vibration. Other impressive features of the Yuma rugged tablet include an Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz processor, integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, GPS, and two digital cameras, as well as SDIO and ExpressCard slots. The Yuma also has a 7" widescreen, sunlight-readable display and hot-swappable batteries to maximize uptime.

The Trimble Yuma can withstand anything Mother Nature dishes out, so bring on the April Showers! Read More...

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Introducing Nexcom Rugged Tablet PCs

NEXCOM is a leading automation solution provider, combining innovation, connectivity, flexibility, ruggedness and fan-less design with today's latest and most reliable mobile computing technologies. With over 15 years of solid experience in the industrial PC field, NEXCOM offers new solutions to suit your rugged computer needs:

MRC 2100-E - Economical Mobile Rugged Computer
The NEXCOM MRC 2100-E is a cost-effective rugged handheld tablet computer designed for mobile workers requiring real-time information. This economical, yet rugged tablet PC comes equipped with the Intel® Atom™ Processor, integrated 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, optional 3.5G mobile broadband engine, optional barcode scanner and optional RFID interface. The MRC 2100-E's IP54-rated rugged design makes this tablet PC suitable for use even in harsh environments.

MRC 2300 - Cost Effective Rugged Tablet PC
The NEXCOM MRC 2300 is an inexpensive, yet durable rugged tablet computer designed for mobile workers in need of real-time information. This economical rugged tablet PC has an 8" LCD sunlight readable touch screen display that utilizes LED backlight technology to optimize power consumption. This display, combined with integrated wireless capabilities make the MRC 2300 tablet PC ideal for in-vehicle use or for remote and outdoor conditions.

Click here to read more about the new Nexcom tablet PCs or for more information regarding rugged mobile computing visit www.groupmobile.com or call us at 1-866-RUGGED-8.

Will a Rugged Tablet PC work for me?

Rugged Tablet PC's are designed for those who work in the factory, warehouse or in the field and are often used for data collection activities. They can also take the place of the manual completion of forms. The primary value of a ruggedized tablet pc is that the data is collected or the forms completed once, and the information does not have to be entered or re-keyed into an office computer. This saves time and eliminates transcription errors. Signature capture is another popular usage, particularly for service or delivery workers who need to capture the customers' or package recipients' signature.

To take a look at the selection of rugged tablet computers that Group Mobile proudly offers – from the DRS Armor M10, to the Panasonic Toughbook H1, Motion Computing J3400, or Xplore iX104C4 and others- please click here.

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